Papilio menatius

Papilio menatius
Papilio menatius syndemis
Papilio menatius lenaeus, at National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. menatius
Binomial name
Papilio menatius
(Hübner, [1819])
Synonyms
  • Calaides menatius Hübner, [1819]
  • Pyrrhosticta menatius
  • Pterourus menatius
  • Papilio aristeus Stoll, [1781] (preocc. Stoll, 1780)
  • Papilio coristheus Boisduval, 1836
  • Papilio felicis Strand, 1930
  • Papilio cleotas Gray, 1832
  • Papilio lycorta C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Papilio coroebus C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Papilio clearchus C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Papilio philocleon C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Pterourus coroebus
  • Papilio eurotas C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Papilio bitias Godart, 1819 (preocc. Cramer, 1777)
  • Papilio ctesias C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Papilio lacordairei Borre, 1884
  • Papilio laetitia Butler, 1872
  • Papilio archytas Hopffer, 1866
  • Papilio phaëton Doubleday, [1845]
  • Papilio phaeton Lucas, [1859]
  • Papilio victorinus Doubleday, 1844
  • Papilio helleri C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio amphissus Hopffer, 1866
  • Papilio vulneratus Butler, 1872

Papilio menatius is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family.

Description

Papilio menatius is a large butterfly with wingspan of about 95–110 millimetres (3.7–4.3 in). Uppersides of the wings are blak with yellowish bands and yellowish submarginal lines of spots.

The subspecies Papilio menatius menatius present in Guyana is black with white spots at the center of the forewings. On the hind wings there are a submarginal row of red lines and a line of spots partly red and partlywhite. Subspecies Papilio menatius victorinus is treated as a species by some authors.

The larvae of ssp. victorinus feed on Persea americana. Adults feed on flower nectar of various plants, including Lantana and Impatiens species.

Distribution

This species can be found in southern North America and in most of South America (Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador Surinam, Guyana, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Peru.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio menatius is a member of the homerus species-group. The members of this clade are

Papilio menatius is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species-groups:- troilus species-group, glaucus species-group, the zagreus species-group and the scamander species-group.

References

External links

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